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Obesity & Exercise

This isn't the first weight-health study that has suggested the importance of exercise in the obesity equation.

Consider the Pima Indians. The Pima Indians of Arizona have one of the highest rates of obesity in the world, while the Pima Indians of Mexico have very low rates - even though they eat on average the same number of calories a day. The difference? The Mexican Pimas spend twice as much time engaging in physical activity as American Pimas.

Or consider the study of British twins which showed less body fat in twins who exercised compared to their less active siblings.

And then there are the weight loss success stories. Study after study shows that those who lose weight and keep it off are those who exercise regularly.

Yet, nutrition experts expressed skepticism about the recent findings in teenagers. Dr. Nancy Krebs, the chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics' committee on nutrition told the Associated Press, "We are pretty sure they are eating too much, no matter what the data say." While the spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association, JoAnn Hattner, put it more succinctly:

Accepting the conclusion that food is not a big part of the problem could take pressure off food companies to cut the calories they feed the nation, Hattner said.

But the data do matter. And the data suggest that clamoring at corporations isn't likely to make much of a dent in the obesity epidemic. Which leaves the question of who will be the next target of the crusaders when the assault on restaurants fails. Better make time for the gym, or it could be you.

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Obesity and Weight Loss
Obesity is now the "trillion dollar disease". This reflects the social costs of obesity, in health and lost production, as well as the weight loss drug profits that might be made for any pharmaceutical company that finds a drug-cure for obesity. The search for viable weight loss medications continues, although pharmaceutical weight loss products still have significant side effects.

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